Guides, shops and venues

Guide services, gear shops and venues in New River Gorge, A to Z. Listed from their public websites; they don't pay to be here and are never mixed into the communities.

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• Babcock State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Clifftop, WV

  State park known for the Glade Creek Grist Mill, with hiking and mountain bike trails, cabins and camping near Fayetteville.

• Bluestone State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Hinton, WV

  State park five miles south of Hinton on Bluestone Lake with naturalist-led hikes and summer programs.

• eNeRGy Rock Gymvenue · Bouldering · Charleston, WV

  Charleston bouldering gym with overhanging walls and a cave; no ropes needed.

• Green Bank Observatoryvenue · Stargazing · Marlinton, WV

  Radio astronomy observatory in Pocahontas County offering public tours and star parties.

• Greenbrier State Forestvenue · Day hikes · Lewisburg, WV

  State forest between Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs with 13 miles of trails and weekly summer naturalist programs.

• Kanawha State Forestvenue · Mountain biking · Charleston, WV

  State forest minutes from Charleston with 25-plus miles of hiking and biking trails and park events.

• New River Gorge National Park and Preservevenue · Day hikes · Lansing, WV

  National park along the New River gorge with whitewater, climbing, hiking and biking trails and the New River Gorge Bridge; ranger programs run in summer.

• Pipestem Resort State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Hinton, WV

  Large state park near Hinton with 20-plus trails and daily summer nature programs.

• Snowshoe Mountainvenue · Skiing & snowboarding · Snowshoe, WV

  Ski resort in Pocahontas County with skiing and snowboarding in winter and a lift-served mountain bike park in summer.

• Summersville Lake State Parkvenue · Car camping · Summersville, WV

  State park with camping on the north shore of Summersville Lake, the state's largest lake, known for paddling and lakeside cliffs.

• Three Rivers Avian Centervenue · Birding · Hinton, WV

  Wild bird rehab center near Hinton with free public tour days May-October and live birds-of-prey programs.

• Watoga State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Marlinton, WV

  Large state park near Marlinton with trails, a lake and naturalist programs.

• West Virginia State Parksvenue · Day hikes · West Virginia (statewide)

  Ranger-led hikes, nature programs and festivals at West Virginia state parks and forests.